Who Can Legally Conduct Fact-finding Investigations in California?

Your internal staff may legally perform fact-finding investigations. However, when an internal employee investigates a grievance, questions of neutrality often arise. Unless, you have a dedicated investigator on staff, it is unlikely that you have the legal knowledge to protect your company.

When you don't have a trained person on your HR team or you just don't want to conduct the investigation yourself, you must use a private investigator or licensed attorney.

What you will learn:

California Business & Professions Code

California Private Investigator Act

How to conduct the investigation with forms included

When you should do the investigation and when you should turn it over to your attorney.